cindygallop

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by cindygallop 6y ago
Thank you so much for recommending us! MakeLoveNotPorn is 'Pro-sex. Pro-porn. Pro-knowing the difference.' We're pioneering the whole new category of social sex (what Facebook would be if Facebook allowed us to socially sexua
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by cindygallop 8y ago
MakeLoveNotPorn / Full Stack Developer / Full time / New York or remote / https://www.makelovenotporn.com/ launched in 2009 with this TED talk: https://blog.ted.com/cindy_gallop_ma/
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Is Porn Good? I'd appreciate support and 'Yes' votes :)(debates.economist.com)
2 points by cindygallop 11y ago|1 comments
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by cindygallop 12y ago
Terrific! Do email cindy@makelovenotporn.com when you're ready to talk :)
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by cindygallop 12y ago
Exactly. The Next Big Thing in tech is disrupting sex. :) #sextech
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by cindygallop 12y ago
90% of the audience at any Oculus Rift presentation/demo are thinking 'Sex' :)
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by cindygallop 12y ago
At MakeLoveNotPorn we're entirely pro-porn - our tagline is 'Pro-sex. Pro-porn. Pro-knowing the difference.' And we're utterly non-judgemental - #realworldsex is all-inclusive, of anything and everything anyone in the wo
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by cindygallop 12y ago
I actually would prefer not to name names because am in discussions to get over that hump...but I've unfortunately encountered this in several.
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by cindygallop 12y ago
And on this topic - can I introduce Peiqi Su's fantastic ITP installation, the Penis Wall? :) http://itp.nyu.edu/shows/thesis2014/peiqi-su/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJw-JUmjq0U
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by cindygallop 12y ago
Porn sites have tried, but it's really tough. We want to help break down the social barriers that prevent that. However, here is one mainstream brand who wholeheartedly embraced that and wrote up the BEST.ADVERTISING.EFFECTIVENESS.CASE
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by cindygallop 12y ago
Thank you so much for referencing us! :) #realworldsex
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by cindygallop 12y ago
Not quite :) Sex Tech Is Untapped: These 11 Players Are Trying To Change That http://blog.referralcandy.com/2014/06/03/sex-tech-is-untappe...
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by cindygallop 12y ago
That's precisely why you should. :) Seriously, I and my team and every other #sextech entrepreneur are working to change the public attitude. For the people ahead of the curve - OH MY GOD THE MONEY TO BE MADE :)
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by cindygallop 12y ago
This is MakeLoveNotPorn's revenue-sharing business model (we're part of the sharing economy, just like Uber and Airbnb): http://talkabout.makelovenotporn.tv/2012/09/20/how-makeloven... Our business
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by cindygallop 12y ago
Would love you to do that. Huge opportunity. Email cindy@makelovenotporn.com.
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by cindygallop 12y ago
Exactly. Which is why the Daily Beast wrote this piece on us and other #sextech entrepreneurs on 'Silicon Valley's Soft Sex Ban: Why The Digital World Needs To Stop Failing Sex': http://www.thedailybeast.com/a
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by cindygallop 12y ago
Yes, Stripe would love to. It's their bank that refuses. Patrick Collison really went to bat for us but couldn't win.:( Ben Milne of Dwolla supports adult ventures, and we work with them, but unfortunately as a startup themselves
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by cindygallop 12y ago
As per my commment below, we get virtually no chargebacks at http://makelovenotporn.com/ because we are a different kind of business operating in a different kind of way - out in the open, socially acceptable/shareable
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by cindygallop 12y ago
Irony: http://makelovenotporn.com/ wants to make sex and the discussion around it socially acceptable and socially shareable - our mission is to change the way the world has sex for the better, via socially-shared #realworl
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by cindygallop 12y ago
And to answer your question even more specifically - here's a list of founders and ventures doing innovative things in this space: Kit Maloney, Oactually http://oactually.com/ Cyan Banister, Zivity https://w
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by cindygallop 12y ago
Funnily enough, while that used to be true, it's no longer the case. The tech world has advanced to the point that it's outstripped the porn industry, which is struggling for the business reasons I outline here in my open letter i
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by cindygallop 12y ago
Um - I've been battling the 'no adult content' clause for several years now, and unfortunately I can tell you that's not the case. I can't even open a business bank account for http://makelovenotporn.com&
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by cindygallop 12y ago
We at MakeLoveNotPorn are working to change that. My piece for the UK Independent on 'It's Not That Porn Degrades Women, It's That Business Degrades Porn': http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment
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by cindygallop 12y ago
We're keen to use bitcoin and have been talking to various people about this for years. Would you believe bitcoin merchants are also susceptible to 'No adult content'?!!
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by cindygallop 12y ago
Alas no, but I can tell you that many of the entrepreneurs doing really interesting things in this space are female :)
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by cindygallop 12y ago
Absolutely - I am enormously grateful to Patrick and the team for doing everything you possibly could to persuade your bank to change their mind. Still gutted we couldn't make it work, and determined to generate as much social acceptab
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by cindygallop 12y ago
I'm delighted you ask that question! I can tell you that there are plenty of us, but that as #sextech entrepreneurs we fight a battle every day to build our startups. Every piece of business infrastructure any other startup can at lea
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by cindygallop 14y ago
Thank you :) Do also check out https://makelovenotporn.tv/
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by cindygallop 14y ago
No, he's for real. We're meeting for coffee next week. :)
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by cindygallop 14y ago
Thank you for recommending me! :) I've now brought MakeLoveNotPorn.com to life as https://makelovenotporn.tv/ - do check it out.

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